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VUB 2018 - 2019A BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF OUR UNIVERSITY

Brussels

BELGIUM

FROM BRUSSELS TO

MAIN CAMPUS çè BRUSSELS AIRPORT

2 hours

25 minutes

1 hour 20 minutes

2 trains/hour

2 hours

3 hours

London

Paris

Amsterdam Frankfurt

BRUSSELSEASY ACCESS

BRUSSELS BEATING HEART OF EUROPE

• > 1,2 million inhabitants • 30% of foreign origin • 108 languages • 4th business city in Europe

• > 2,000 international institution headquarters

• International decision centre• EU &NATO headquarters• 1st congres city in Europe• Largest diplomatic community

in Europe

World’s largest press centre• 1,200 accredited journalists • 979 foreign journalists

Our mission

“VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL IS AN INTERNATIONALLY ORIENTED UNIVERSITY IN BRUSSELS, THE HEART OF EUROPE. BY PROVIDING EXCELLENT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON A HUMAN SCALE, VUB WANTS TO MAKE AN ACTIVE AND COMMITTED CONTRIBUTION TO A BETTER SOCIETY.”

• Welcoming policy for international students• Individual and group study coaching

• City becomes teaching aula• Connecting students

Brussels & the world of work• 2018: 1st weKONEKT week in

Brussels

BRUSSELS CITY CAMPUS

MAIN CAMPUS NEAR ULB*

BRUSSELS HEALTH CAMPUS @UZ BRUSSEL**

CONNECTED KNOWLEDGE CENTRES

* ULB = Université Libre de Bruxelles* * UZ Brussel = Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel

BRUSSELSOUR LIVING LAB

University Association

Brussels (UAB)

Scholars at Risk

Alliance with Ghent University

VUB China Network

Organization of American States (OAS)

497 agreements

with 245 partner universities for student exchange

Brussels University Alliance

Grupo Coimbra

Brasil

University Centre for

Development Cooperation

(UCOS)

IMISCOE

Brussels Academy for

China and European

Studies (BACES)

Top Industrial Managers for Europe(T.I.M.E.)

European university

Associaton(EUA)

EU university network EUTOPIA

Network Universities from the Capitals of

Europe(UNICA)

NETWORK

“I’M PROUD THAT THE VRIJE UNIVERSTEIT BRUSSEL, WITH FIVE OTHER AMBITIOUS EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES IN THE EUTOPIA ALLIANCE, HAS BEEN CHOSEN BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AS ONE OF THE PILOT PROJECTS FOR DEVELOPING A ‘EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY’.”

Rector of VUB Caroline Pauwels (26 June 2019)

42th of 120 in

77 places higher than in 2005

VUB belongs to top 18% best universities worldwide

VUB belongs to the top 6%

201-250 of 1,396 in

201-300 of 1,000 in

195 of 1,002 in

RANKINGS 2019

U-MULTIRANKMultidimensional ranking and

comparison tool of Higher Education Institutions. Every user – student,

researcher, decision maker, … - can define its own mixture of performance

indicators across 5 dimensions of performance:

· teaching and learning· research

· knowledge transfer· international orientation

· regional engagement.

U-Multirank visualises the results with sunbursts. Each ‘sunray’ represents one of the thirty plus U-Multirank indicators.

The longer the ray, the better the performance of an institution on the

selected indicator.

VUB’s overall profile for 2019 shows top performance across various indicators,

with 10 ‘A’ (very good) scores overall.

QS rankings are reputation-driven, with 50% of an institution’s score derived from surveys. The capital of Belgium and headquarters of the European Union, Brussels is known for its international character – and this is reflected in the high proportion of international students at its universities. As well as being known for its international diversity and central role in European politics, Brussels is also famed for its chocolate shops, comic strip art, pubs, cafés and attractive architecture.

BRUSSELS QS BEST STUDENT CITIES

student mix desirability

affordability

IN 2019 STRONG SCORE ON:

42TH

QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS

1830 1963

1834 1970

2011

NL

° ULB, University in Brussels, French spoken

° Belgium

° VUB independent, with full programmes in Dutch

All ULB faculties offer courses in Dutch

° Brussels University Alliance (VUB – ULB)

185 years Together 50 years Single

IN 2019-2020 WE CELEBRATE

YEARS

2019

HISTORY

Theme of joint VUB-ULB 2019-2020 academic opening ceremony

“VRIJ DENKEN SANS FRONTIÈRES. PENSER LIBREMENT ZONDER GRENZEN. FREE THINKING WITHOUT BORDERS.”

#WEAREVUB

HET DENKEN MAG ZICH NOOIT ONDERWERPEN, NOCH AAN EEN DOGMA, NOCH AAN EEN PARTIJ,NOCH AAN EEN HARTSTOCHT,NOCH AAN EEN BELANG, NOCH AAN EEN VOOROORDEEL, NOCH AAN OM HET EVEN WAT, MAAR UITSLUITEND AAN DE FEITEN ZELF,WANT ZICH ONDERWERPEN BETE -KENT HET EINDE VAN ALLE DENKEN.

Henri Poincaré (1854 - 1912)

• Warm• Open • Eager to learn• Connected

OUR VALUES

Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

Brussels Health Campus

Brussels Usquare Campus

Brussels Photonics Campus

Brussels City Campus

Campuses Oranjerie & COOVI

A BIRD’S EYE VIEW

FUTURE INVESTMENTS IN ELSENE

• 2025 Usquare (VUB-ULB)

• 2023 Learning & Innovation Center (VUB-ULB) ICT Science & Technology Park (VUB-ULB)

study & recreation facilities

• 2019-2020 Renovation/conservation Braem building

Elsene

Jette

Elsene

Gooik

Brussel

Diest, Leuven & Anderlecht

researchgroups

incubators FABLAB +/- 600 student rooms

• 2019: opening XIY building & PILAR 650 student rooms

FUTURE INVESTMENTS IN JETTE• Theodoortje (Children’s campus)• Research building L

(animalarium)

CAMPUSES

144 STUDY PROGRAMMES

10.93% FIRST-TIME UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

1,912

47 ENGLISH-TAUGHT, 97 DUTCH-TAUGHT

ENROLMENTS IN STUDY PROGRAMMES

6,880

5,262

1,837

158

101

2,095

2,014

780

Bachelors Masters

PhD Postgraduates Teacher Training

Preperation courses

Other (credit students, Erasmus students ...)

Total of all study programmes is not = # students

Advanced Masters

*

*

+6%

55%Women

45%Men

new measuring method

(unique students, preparation

courses included)

VU

B +

EH

B:

23,0

73 S

TUD

ENTS

20082009

20092010

20102011

20112012

20122013

20132014

20142015

20152016

20162017

9,687students

20172018

17,495students

20182019

20082009

20092010

20102011

20112012

20122013

20132014

20142015

20152016

20162017

9,687students

20172018

17,495students

20182019

STUDENTS 2017 - 2018

SOCIAL SCIENCES & SOLVAY BUSINESS SCHOOL

4,108 students

648 first-time university students

29% international

ARTS & PHILOSOPHY

1,277 students


18% international

LAW & CRIMINOLOGY

2,189 students


8% international

SCIENCES & BIO-ENGINEERING SCIENCES

1,665 students


32% international

MEDICINE & PHARMACY

2,114 students


15% international

ENGINEERING

1,354 students


36% international

PSYCHOLOGY & EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

1,926 students


13% international

PHYSICAL EDUCATION & PHYSIOTHERAPY

1,008 students


9% international

OTHER

2,130 students (for example Teacher Training MILO)

50% +15%

+27%

+8%

+9%

+6%

-4%

+3%

+15%

+21%

0%

+4% +4%

+2% +4%

+9% -1%45%

24%

39%

61%50%

66%

34%

64%

36%

82%18% 55%

76%

61 %

39%

2018-2019 2018-2019versus

2017-2018versus 2017-2018

STUDENTS BY FACULTY

124

3

5

4

3

21

5

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN STUDY PROGRAMMES

10.5%

26.7%

50.2%

35%

19.3%

Bachelors: 736

Masters: 1,413

PhD: 926

Other: 2,256

Advanced Masters: 151

CHINA: 308 (7.5%)

SYRIA: 83 (2%)

INDIA: 113 (2.7%)

TURKEY: 109 (2.6%)

THE NETHERLANDS: 574 (14%)

SPAIN: 167 (4%)

GERMANY: 233 (5.7%)

FRANCE: 120 (2.9%)

IRAN: 111 (2.7%)

146 NATIONALITIES 23.5%

47.8%

52.2%

EEA countries: 1,965

NON-EEA countries: 2,145

4,110 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

TOP 5 EEA COUNTRIES

TOP 5 NON-EEA COUNTRIES

55%45%

EEA: European Economic Area*

ITALY: 229 (5.6%)

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

4

1

3

5

1

32

25

TOP 5 INCOMING COUNTRIES

1 ITALY 48 45

45 26

25 19

17 1814 12

2 SPAIN

4 CHINA

5 FRANCE & MOROCCO

3 GERMANY

TOP 5 OUTGOING COUNTRIES

1 SPAIN

2 FRANCE

4 THE NETHERLANDS

5 SWEDEN & GERMANY

3 ITALY

305 students

11 incoming students

288 students

37 countries

28 countries

27 EEA - 10 NON-EEA countries

8 outgoing students

22 EEA - 6 NON-EEA countries 2018 - 2019 INCOMING STUDENTS

EXCHANGE VUB-ULB Erasmus Belgica

2018 - 2019 OUTGOING STUDENTS

43%

37%

45%

50%

57%

63%

55%

50%

EEA: European Economic Area

22 % growth

4.7% growth

*

5

5

4 5

EXCHANGE STUDENTS

ELSENE1,294 rooms

JETTE246 rooms

U-residence 95 ROOMS

64 LONG-STAY STUDIOS

31 SHORT-STAY ROOMS

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

BELGIAN STUDENTS

1,540 VUB ROOMS

2025 UNDER CONSTRUCTION + 600 NEW ROOMS USQUARE (VUB-ULB)

216 Bru Upkot

143 Jet Upkot

260 Studenthomes EhB

400 Brik rooms

4500 private rooms

OCCUPATION 18% international students

VUB-ULB of which 108 for VUB

Of which 91 for VUB

Mostly for EhB students

NEW IN 2019 XY COMPLEX

STUDENT HOUSING

OPEN CAMPUS

• Welcoming policy for international students• Individual and group study coaching

PARTICIPATION

• Students participate in Rector elections• 10% students represented in all decision making

MELDPUNT - REPORT IT

• ‘Unwanted and inappropriate behaviour’: report it!• For Students & Staff

DIVERSITY PLAN 2018-2019

• For Students & Staff

neutral: 13,94%

EDUCATION SURVEY 2018-2019

74,27% are ‘rather-very satisfied’

very satisfied: 11,8% satisfied: 35,12% rather satisfied: 27,35%

rather unsatisfied: 6,7% unsatisfied: 4,02% very unsatisfied: 1,07%

Students appreciate education at VUB

* new measuring method since 2018/2019

23,2% IS WORKING STUDENT*

4,056

16.61% SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS

2,906

35,6% WITH PERSONALIZED STUDY TRAJECT

1,450

INCLUSIVE UNIVERSITY

593 STUDENTS WITH REFLEX-STATUTE

120

97

52

67

51

33

4

109

61

Psychology & Educational Sciences

Social Sciences & Solvay Business School

Arts & Philosophy

Medicine & Pharmacy

Physical Education & Physiotherapy

Engineering

MILO (former IDLO)

Law & Criminology

Sciences & Bio-Engineering Sciences

PER FACULTY

253

66

42

51

11

10

3

21

* Reflex stands for reasonable flexibility, involving adjustments to teaching & examination regulations.

91

45

Learning disability

Chronic illness

Multiple functional limitation

Psychiatric disorder

Functional movement disorder

Functional visual loss

Auditory function deficit

Other

Attention & concentration disorder

Autism spectrum disorder

TYPE


VUB STUDENT REFUGEE PROGRAMME INCAMPUS STUDENTS PREPARATORY PROJECT

13

7

4 742111111

9

3

3211

10 English-taught9 Dutch-taught

1010

1

2

1

5

1

Syria

Palestine • 19 students

• origin

34 Refugee students

• Faculty

• Language

• Study Programme

Iraq Syria Iraq Palestine Afghanistan Iran Turkey Georgia Nigeria Stateless

Social Sciences & Solvay Business SchoolSciences & Bio-Engineering SciencesMedicine & PharmacyEngineeringLaw & CriminologyArts & Philosophy

BachelorsMasters

Rwanda

Afghanistan

Saudi Arabia

Turkey

Kosovo

35%

68%

65%

32%9

5

3

5

3

1

Social Sciences & Solvay Business School

Arts & Philosophy

Medicine & Pharmacy

Engineering

Science & Bio-Engineering Sciences

Law & Criminology

PER FACULTY

8

26

26

8

Bachelors

English-taught

Masters

Dutch-taught

STUDY PROGRAMME

LANGUAGE


EDUCATION @VUB IS ENTREPRENEURIAL & AMBITIOUSTRAINING STUDENTS ON THE BIG 5

21ST CENTURY SKILLS ACCORDING TO WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

becoming CRITICAL THINKING INDIVIDUALS

Complex problem solving

participating in FREE INQUIRY

Critical thinking

becoming WORLD CITIZENS

People management

being ENGAGED for a better society

Creativity

being PREPARED FOR THEIR CAREER

Emotional intelligence

INNOVATION IN EDUCATION

Vice-rector Education and Student Policy, Jan Danckaert, about Flanders’ first bachelor degree in

maths & data science (25 Sep 2019)

“THROUGH ITS EDUCATION OFFER, VUB IS CONTINUING TO RESPONSE TO SOCIETY’S CURRENT NEEDS. WE PLAYED SUCH A PIONEERING ROLE 40 YEARS AGO WITH OUR COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAMME, AND WITH THIS NEW PATH WE HOPE TO REPEAT THAT.”

NEW IN 2018-2019• Children’s University• 7th year ASO in specific science education (VUB – Atheneum Etterbeek)• English Bachelor ‘Business Economics’• English Postgraduate in ‘Media Economics’• Launch EUTOPIA association• Arabic Language Classes • Launch Dualcareertools in Top Sport & Study

NEW WAYS OF LEARNING DUAL LEARNING

USE OF VIDEO IN BLENDED LEARNING

Konekt.brussels CONNECTS students with

mix of in aula/distance learning

• Brussels as living lab

• 4,000 hours available on video• 93,305 hours being watched

INNOVATION IN EDUCATION

91 STUDENT-ATHLETES

24 DIFFERENT SPORTS

8 FACULTIES

2018-2019

1024 student-athletes

in 62 sports

24 Olympians

IN THE PAST 32 YEARS, ‘TOP SPORT & STUDY’ COACHED:

STUDY EFFICIENCY OF STUDENT-ATHLETES

80% Student-athletes vs.

73% Total student population

5 WORKSHOPS TO OPTIMIZE DUAL CAREER ‘TOP SPORT & STUDY’

1 DUAL CAREER COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT

2 DUAL CAREER MANAGEMENT

4 CAREER PLANNING

5 SOCIAL COMPETENCES

3 COPING & RESILIENCE

study efficiency = number of credits acquired credits taken

STUDY & TOP SPORT

Ann SimonsJudo - Olympic SilverCompany Owner

Erica CoppeyHockey - OlympianMedical doctor

Jérôme TruyensHockey - Olympic Silver Private banker Tom Vangeneugden

Swimming – Olympian Retail Program Manager & Swimming Coach

Jürgen RoelandtsCycling – OlympianAlumnus Sport & Movement Sciences

Dirk Van TicheltJudo – Olympic BronzeAlumnus Sport & Movement Sciences

Sebbe GodefroidSailing – Olympic SilverSailing coach & entrepreneur

WALL OF FAME

FUTURE 2020: VUB launches

the online platformdualcareertools.com which

assists active athletes, former athletes and support staff in

developing their competencies for a successful career

Nils DuerinckAthletics – OlympianArchitect

STUDY & TOP SPORT

Loïck Luypaert HockeyOlympic SilverWorld ChampionStudent Sport & Movement Sciences Florent Van Aubel

Hockey – Olympic Silver – World ChampionStudent Communication Science

Louis CroenenSwimming – OlympianStudent Sport & Movement Sciences

Antonia DelaereBasketball Student Psychology

Pieter VerheesVolleyballAlumnus Sport & Movement Sciences

Yannick LefèbvreSailing – OlympianAlumnus Sport & Movement Sciences

WALL OF FAME

Johanne MonfretBallet dancingStudent Social Sciences

Tim DeclercqCyclingStudent Sport & Movement Sciences Loranne Smans

Snowboard Student Psychology

Jorre VerstraetenJudoStudent Sport & Movement Sciences

STUDY & TOP SPORT

Conflict journalist Rudi Vranckx receives VUB-ULB honorary doctorate on World Press Freedom Day (3 May 2019)

“THE ONLY POWER WHICH I STRIVE FOR IS FREEDOM: FREEDOM TO INVESTIGATE, UNDERSTAND AND REPORT.”

Job security.About 57.22% has a permanent contract and 29.56% works with a temporary contract. 8.37% is self-employed and only 1.90 is working as an interim.

29,56% Temporary

contract

57,22% Permanent contract

1,90% Interim job

8,37% Self-employed

96.15%paid job within a year

20.72%not satisfied

79.28 %satisfied

74%<3 months

37.46%immediately

Happy @workQuick @work

Source: Alumni Survey 2016

50 GENERATIONS 177 NATIONALITIES

65,000 ambitious professionals

critical researchers

motivated entrepreneurs

engaged citizens

46%54%

ALUMNIAND THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIFE

WHERE THEY WORK

Consumer Goods

Engineering Health-care

HR ICT Marcom Non Profit & Public

Governance

Supply Chain

Manage-ment

Creative, culture &

Copy

Legal, Finance & Insurance

Educational Research

0

5

10

15

20

ES GF IR LK

LW PE RC WE

SOCIAL SCIENCES & SOLVAY BUSINESS SCHOOLTotal: 2,982

0

5

10

15

20

ES GF IR LK

LW PE RC WE

ARTS & PHILOSOPHYTotal: 2,078

0

5

10

15

20

ES GF IR LK

LW PE RC WE

ENGINEERINGTotal: 1,748

0

5

10

15

20

ES GF IR LK

LW PE RC WE

LAW & CRIMINOLOGYTotal: 2,684

0

5

10

15

20

ES GF IR LK

LW PE RC WE

MEDICINE & PHARMACYTotal: 1,855

0

5

10

15

20

ES GF IR LK

LW PE RC WE

PSYCHOLOGY & EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES Total: 1,729

0

5

10

15

20

ES GF IR LK

LW PE RC WE

PHYSICAL EDUCATION & PHYSIOTHERAPYTotal: 1,215

0

5

10

15

20

ES GF IR LK

LW PE RC WE

SCIENCES & BIO-ENGINEERING SCIENCESTotal: 1,890

0

5

10

15

20

ES GF IR LK

LW PE RC WE

Source: LinkedIn (based on 16,181 VUB alumni on LinkedIn)

ALUMNIAND THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIFE

A UNIQUE NETWORK FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

CENTRAL ASIA: 23

RUSSIA: 81

EASTERN ASIA: 1,452

MARITIME SOUTH-EAST ASIA: 163

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: 341

OCEANIA: 22

CARIBBEAN: 44

EASTERN EUROPE: 741

EASTERN AFRICA: 650

SOUTHERN EUROPE: 1,212

SOUTHERN AFRICA: 41

SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: 58

WESTERN EUROPE: 2,344

WESTERN AFRICA: 408

SOUTHEAST ASIA: 154

WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: 110 CENTRAL

SOUTH AMERICA: 144

CENTRAL AMERICA: 73

NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: 153

CENTRAL AFRICA: 335

NORTHERN EUROPE: 559

NORTH AMERICA: 444

NORTHERN AFRICA: 263

WESTERN ASIA: 17

SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: 234

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA: 584

MIDDLE EAST: 414

TOP 3 FACULTIES INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI

SCIENCES & BIO-ENGINEERING SCIENCES: 1,856 (30%)

ENGINEERING: 1,576 (25%)

SOCIAL SCIENCES & SOLVAY BUSINESS SCHOOL: 3,289 (27%)

INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI WHERE DO THEY COME FROM

Source: Student Administration Center

CENTRAL ASIA: 8

RUSSIA: 1

EASTERN ASIA: 119

MARITIME SOUTH-EAST ASIA: 15

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: 38

OCEANIA: 40

CARIBBEAN: 13

EASTERN EUROPE: 103

EASTERN AFRICA: 96

SOUTHERN EUROPE: 215

SOUTHERN AFRICA: 7

SOUTHEAST ASIA: 22

SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: 18

WESTERN EUROPE: 683

WESTERN AFRICA: 25

SOUTHERN ASIA: 13

WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: 29 CENTRAL

SOUTH AMERICA: 21

CENTRAL AMERICA: 17

NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: 27

CENTRAL AFRICA: 12

NORTHERN EUROPE: 253

NORTH AMERICA: 186

NORTHERN AFRICA: 13

WESTERN ASIA: 19

SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: 63

SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA: 45

MIDDLE EAST: 69

TOTAL: 2,220

Source: LinkedIn

BELGIAN ALUMNI GOING ABROAD

VUB/UZ Brusselbiggest Dutchspeaking employer in Brussels 7,082

3,391 EMPLOYEES 2018

53%

47%Female

Male

714 FEMALE

444 MALE

SUPPORT STAFF 1,158

63%

37 %

872 FEMALE

ACADEMIC STAFF 2,232

39%

1,361 MALE

61%

VUB STAFF

University council: 39% women

Management Committee: 58% women

UZ Brussel board of directors: 15% women

Academic council: 31% women

Board of directors: 44% women

International policy council: 47% women

Innovation and valorisation council: 46% women

Education council: 48% women

Research council: 50% women

GENDER IN GOVERNING ENTITIES

Student council: 63% women

Female tenured academic staff (ZAP): 29% VUB short term goal: at least 33% women.

GENDER BIAS IN ACADEMIC CAREER

00%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Researchassistant

Assistantprofessor

Associateprofessor

Postdoc Professor FullProfessor

STAFF & GENDER

ERC GRANTS 2018-201913 ongoing· 7 Starting· 1 Consolidator · 2 VIB-VUB Consolidators· 2 Advanced· 1 Proof of Concept

18%

own research budget

33 %

budget Flemishgovernment for

fundamental research

11.5%

revenue from cooperation with private sector

37.5%

project financing by governments

€97,650,000

131 Total research budget 2018

Research groups3,106 Publications

RESEARCH

Rector of ULB Yvon Englert (20 September 2019)

“4 OF THE 6 SCIENCE NOBEL PRIZES AWARDED TO BELGIANS HAVE BEEN OUR RESEARCHERS: FRANÇOIS ENGLERT, ILYA PRIGOGYNE, ALBERT CLAUDE AND JULES BORDET.”

CHILDREN’S UNIVERSITY

‘Oog voor diabetes’

BRIGHT CLUB BXL’S

SCIENCE BAR BRUSSELS

1st edition May 2018

23 workshops 9 researchers developed a workshop

• 50 visitors

• 125 visitors • 6 scientists

• 310 children • 25 teachers

Wtnschp Science Outreach Wtnschp.be

Dag Van de Wetenschap

Wetenschapswinkel

• 49,810 unique visitors

• 1,500 visitors• 30 activities

• Helping +500 non-profit organizations• 200th Masters’ Thesis in 2017

2018

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RESEARCH OUTREACH

3 Doctoral Schools• Human Sciences• Life Sciences• Natural Sciences & (Bio-Science) Engineering• 157 Certificates• 163 workshops & events • 65 in cooperation with other universities

Doctorates: 253

Doctoral Students: 1,754

• 132 Belgian• 121 International

53%

53%

47%

47%

38% EEA

62% NON-EEA

50%

50%

Interdisciplinar

50%

50%

Physical Education & Physiotherapy

50%

50%

Social Sciences & Solvay Business

School

12,5%

87,5%

Psychology & Educational

sciences

57,4%

42,6%

Medicine & Pharmacy

23,1%

76,9%

Law & Criminology

78%

22%

Engineering

62,3%

37,7%

Sciences & Bio-Engineering

Sciences

55,6%

61,1%

Arts & Philosophy

Doctorates & gender by faculty

1st VUB PhD Cup in 2018Translating research into a short message that can be understood by a wide audience

2017-2018

DOCTORAL SCHOOLS

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH FUND 2018

supporting 16 TOP research groups

VUB TECHTRANSFER CONNECTING SCIENCE & SOCIETY

142

38

24

PATENTS 2018

active patent families

inventions reported

new patents filed

VICE-RECTORATE INNOVATION & INDUSTRY RELATIONS

assists in interaction with industry and societylegal issues, contracts, patenting, business development, communication, etc.

Mobility

Electronics & Photonics

Energy

Materials

ICT

Biotechnology & Food

Chemical Process

Mechanics

Pharma

Health

SPIN-OFF COMPANIES

The VUB has 34 active spin-offs in many domains

2 new spin-offs in 2018

VUB SUPPORTS UZ BRUSSELas pioneer and world playerin valorising their knowledge, discoveries and technologies

+20 years of starter seminars

pioneer in bringing business management and (technology) entre-preneurship to researchers.

+1.000 participants

hcraeseR

yrtsudnI

Community

INNOVATION

“THE MOST IMPORTANT RAW MATERIAL WE EUROPEANS HAVE - AND THAT WE SHOULD INVEST IN - IS OUR KNOWLEDGE. AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED INNOVATIVE IDEAS, FRESH INSIGHTS, AND A HEALTHY PORTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP. ONLY THIS WILL LEAD TO TANGIBLE, REAL-LIFE APPLICATIONS WITH COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL THAT WILL IMPROVE THE WORLD WE LIVE IN.”

Eddy Van Gelder, Chairman of the Board of VUB, about the VUB Fellowship Programme

‘Academia meets Society’

VUB FOUNDATION RAISES PHILANTHROPICAL FUNDS FOR THE UNIVERSITY TO HELP FINANCE RESEARCH, INNOVATION & EDUCATION.

€ 475,782

€ 2,322,937

TOTAL REVENUE € 2 ,798,719 2018-2019

17% Overhead

Net Revenue

29 ACTIVE CHAIRS IN 2018-2019

€ 317,338

€ 1,365,185

€ 467,635

€ 185,262

€ 463,299

8 Funds by name in 2018-2019

HOW WE GROW THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT 2018-2019

Donations for projects & initiatives of faculties

Chairs

Legacies

Sponsorships

Funds by name

FOUNDATION

VUB. EVERY DONATION RETURNS

FELL WS 88 Fellows• 37 new Fellows last year

3751

90 Honorary Fellows

• top company leaders• visionary politicians

& decision makers• leaders of civil society

organizations• artists

3357

FELLOWSHIP

FELLOWS IMPROVE

THROUGH ACTIVITIES

QUALITY OF RESEARCH & EDUCATION

(INTER)NATIONAL STUDENT INTERNSHIPS

EMPLOYABILITY OF OUR GRADUATES

NETWORKING EVENTS

CAPACITY FOR INNOVATION & COMPETITIVENESS

GUEST LECTURES

CULTURAL ENRICHMENT

COMPANY VISITS

MASTER THESIS GUIDANCE

SUPPORT OF RESEARCH

INFLUENCERS’ ROLE

ACADEMIA MEETS SOCIETY

VUB honorary doctor and physicist Robbert Dijkgraaf (2019)

“KNOWLEDGE ALWAYS EXPANDS. IT’S THE ONLY NATURAL RESOURCE THAT INCREASES WHEN IT’S USED.”

• 396,234 consultations

• 31,501 hospitalisations

• 17,396 planned hospitalisations

• 29,684 day hospitalisations

3,800 STAFF MEMBERS

TAKING CARE OF A DIVERSE PUBLIC

Support 28%

Paramedics & Pharmacy 13%

Other 3%

Medical 18%

Nursing Staff 38%

Staff members of nearly 70 diffe-rent nationalities are taking care of a broad variety of patients of around 160 different nationalities form all over the world.

375 ADVANCED MASTER

STUDENTS IN SPECIALIZED

MEDICINE IN 2018-2019

+7.1%

+4%

+6.7%

+8.35%

2017: 40 YEARS UZ BRUSSEL

(excl. Emergency Dept.)

UZ BRUSSELUNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

10 RESEARCH CLUSTERS • Development, Ageing and Pathology • Diabetes, Transplantation & Pathology • Liver & Cell Biology and Toxicology • Medical Imaging & Physical Sciences • Neurosciences • Oncology Research Centre • Pharmaceutical Research and Data Technology • Public Health • Reproduction, Genetics and Regenerative Medicine • Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases

MORE SCIENTIFIC OUTPUT1,006 scientific papers published in 2018 by UZ Brussel & VUB Medicine & Pharmacy Faculty

523 Clinical Research Files @Medical Ethics

Commission +20% in 2018

UZ BRUSSEL & FACULTY MEDICINE & PHARMACY

UZ BRUSSEL AS PIONEER

CANCER

Offering new perspectives for treated melanoma patientsNew therapy for most malignant brain tumor may increase chances of survivalBreakthrough in treatment metastatic colon cancer for patients with special genetic characteristic

DIABETES Start of Sports & Diabetes pilot project for type 1 diabetic childrenBeta-Cell & ViaCyte start European clinical trial of human stem cell- derived implants in type 1 diabetic patientsMajor step in development of cell therapy for type 1 diabetesSocial robot improves the life & therapy of diabetic children

HEART First double heart valve treatment

via the groin in UZ Brussel MitraClip networkUZ

Robot-assisted surgery to treat Dunbar syndrome leads to faster recovery & shorter hospital stay

A 5 cm slice replaces open heart surgery for aortic valve replacement

Minimally invasive surgery for treatment of narrowed aortic valve

LYMPH EDEMA Robot-assisted lymph edema surgery reduces risk of morbidity after surgery

NEONATOLOGY UZ Brussel ensures 24/7 contact with prematures via webcams

INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES More accurate use of artificial food can prevent the death of critically ill patientsAnesthesiologists use artificial intelligence for the first time in the operating room, preventing long-term complications of blood pressure fall

FERTILITY First baby born at UZ Brussels through

innovative combination of preservation techniques for oncofertility

New approach eliminates need for ovarian transplantation Launch

“Reproductive Skills Center Brussels” where fertility specialists

can build up expertise with “lifelike” material to fulfill children’s wishes

A BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF OUR UNIVERSITYFACTS AND FIGURES

Everything you wanted to know about Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Our place in Brussels and the broader international context. Where we place on global rankings. Our history and milestones: the basis for our values today. Who our students are, where they come from and what their majors are. How our alumni find their spot on the job market. The academics and supporting staff: they step up for you every single day. How our campuses not only grow but especially become futureproof. Which budgets finance leading research and what the output thereof is. How innovation leads to patents, entrepreneurship and successful spin-offs. Where our university hospital UZ Brussel stands and what pioneering science is carried out there. We continue to work together towards a sustainable university, committed to a better society.

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